Two Chinese men stripped off at Zhangjiajie, Hunan, and set a new world record for full body ice contact endurance. Chen Kecai and Jin Songhao, both from Heilongjian province, stayed in the ice for 118 minutes and 120 minutes respectively, breaking the previous record of 115 minutes set several days earlier by Wim Hof, a 51-year-old Dutch man, in Hong Kong. While he was in the glass compartment, Jin wrote two signs -- one proclaiming "Long live the people of China" (中国人名万岁!) and another "Long live the Chinese Communist Party!" (中国共产党万岁!) more ›

Ever watched Avatar and thought to yourself "I would really like to go hang out there?" Well, now you can, sort of: the government of Zhangjiajie, Hunan has renamed one of their iconic mountain peaks "Hallelujah Mountain" after one of the mystical places in the Cameron blockbuster. In fact, you can already find Avatar-themed vacation packages: we wonder if they'll have kitschier memorabilia than those iconic Chinese tour group yellow hats? more ›

That's it. We're packing our bags and moving to Hunan. Not content with having the best TV station, a decent claim to the best food, and some pretty stunning scenery, the south-eastern province also has a pretty cool party official. Well, relatively cool we mean. more ›